The Great Gatsby

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The Mariinsky Theatre presents Dwight Rhoden’s The Great Gatsby with choreography and libretto by Rhoden and project art direction by Denis Matvienko. The ballet is set to original music by Konstantin Meladze and Yuri Shepeta and unfolds as a contemporary, two‑act narrative. The production team includes production designer Vyacheslav Okunev, costume designer Dmitry Paradizov, lighting designer Michael Korsch, and video designers Alexander and Igor Stekolenko (BURO studio). Noted for its bold projection design and restrained, graphic costuming, the staging overlays modern imagery on a memory‑tinted take on Fitzgerald’s Jazz‑Age world. Press notes emphasize the demanding, highly articulate movement language that drives the storytelling, aligning sleek visual design with Rhoden’s technically exacting dance vocabulary.